Günter Seling
Günter Seling (born April 28, 1940 in Stahnsdorf , † September 30, 1962 in Kleinmachnow ) was a non-commissioned officer of the border troops of the GDR who was shot by a comrade while on duty. He is counted among the victims of the Berlin Wall .
Life
Günter Seling grew up in Stahnsdorf and lived there in his parents' house until his death. At the age of 19 he volunteered for service in the National People's Army , where he was deployed in the Heinersdorf border company on the West Berlin border . On the morning of September 29, 1962, in the area of Teltow- Seehof , he went in thick fog to an unannounced post control in the post area of soldier W. When W. heard the noises of the approaching Seling, he loaded his submachine gun. He shot Seling four times and hit him in the head with a bullet. The circumstances of the incident are documented differently. While one report assumes an accidental triggering of the submachine gun, another states that there was a mix-up. W. is said to have thought Seling was a refugee.
Severely injured, Günter Seling was taken to a hospital and operated on. He died at 3 a.m. the following day. In contrast to other border guards killed on duty , there was no report of his death or burial with military honors in the GDR . In West Germany , Die Welt and the Berliner Tagesspiegel reported on October 11, 1962 about the funeral of a border soldier who was shot by a comrade. Soldier W. was imprisoned; his further fate in the GDR is not documented. New investigations after German reunification were discontinued because no intention to kill could be proven and an accident was assumed.
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| SURNAME | Seling, Günter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German military, NCO of the GDR border troops, who was shot by a comrade while on duty |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 30, 1962 |
| Place of death | Berlin |